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[kayshapero]

Whew - been so busy lately I wound up missing the Tannahill Weavers performance. :(  Though I suppose the fact that the kid and I were sorting out Mom's effects that weekend counts as a forgivable distraction.  I hope those who went enjoyed it!!  Anyway, the latest newsletter had a ton of things going on in the Pasadena area as well as the Caltech specific ones, so I have just put up the latter, with the assumption that anybody really interested is subscribing themselves by now.

On to the news:

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, Jeni Hankins is returning to Caltech in less than 2 weeks, on Saturday, October 6 at 8:00 PM  in Beckman Institute Auditorium ("Little Beckman.")  Jeni Hankins spent 10 years touring and recording with Billy Kemp as Jeni & Billy, including 2 shows here at Caltech.  Their music focused on Jeni's roots in Jewell Ridge, Virginia, the mines, the textile industry and life in that region.  Jeni’s father passed away in 2016 and she and Billy have parted ways. Now, Jeni has migrated to London!  Her new British home is influencing her new songs, but her Southern roots are still very much a part of her.  She has just released her first solo recording, The Oxygen Girl and you can read Art Podell’s glowing review here. Now, her stories come from a broader geography, ranging from England to Las Vegas and places in between. They also reflect the emotions and insights following the passing of her father.  See her sing Sleeping in Doorways (pardon the camera angle) and hear her song, Will I Always Wander?, both from her new recording.  She says she's "bringing her guitar, autoharp, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, flatfooting shoes, the voice the mountains gave me, and the stories my family taught me."  We're glad to know she's treating us to some  flat foot dancing once again, and we hear she is going to perform with a sewing machine in this show! We will likely hear some of the old songs, plenty of new ones from The Oxygen Girl,, and probably a few brand new ones as well. You will want to be here! See her web site Jenihankins.com

 

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